The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21
STATE INSTITUTION
Splendid Record Of Gov. Nc
Enery's Administration.
Good Managemens Increased
Accommodation ana
Efficiency.
-a-----a
a s1oaeta'g Bevoad Compari-
son NTH I'M Previous
administration.


Nothing ID moro oreaitsble 10 Htate 81
more conclusive Of good governments tIian
nc eare and Meil-being Of lbs charitable IN
sfitutions.
Judged by this standard, Louisiana can
now Challenge comparison with any Stats ID
the Unien
This vas not unfortunately, always sha
case; and that y u 80 now Il due to the idi.
pTpyeinents that have been made during tie
administration 81 Coy, AleEnerg. These i'm
prQFemelits have had tbs earnest encourage,
meRt 1f the Governor. and hage been made
by the various and excellent boards Of lll-
reetpfs appointed BY him, whoss eflorts foF
the sfnelieTRti0n 81 the condition of he an
f0rtHnates under their control have been
promoted BY every influence at the command
Of tie Governor
The institutions under direct control Of the
State are the Charity Hospital 1T New or
ieana, the Charity Hospital at Shreveport,
the Insane Asylum At jackson, La. aud the
Institution for tbs Deaf sud Dumb and the
Institution for The Blind At Baton Rouge.
The Confederate Soldiers Home at New or.
lsanls is supported BY State Appropriations,
its directors being composed 81 the aifieers
u the societies ef the Army of Northern Yir-
Blflla and the Army 81 Tennessee.
!, a pflef review 81 the present condition Of
These institutions will suffice to show tile
great improvement ID the care og those within
lheS wells, the ghst increase in their cspee-
ltY and the constant progress In all other
si ga 9 as since Coy 9einery came Y ihe
sp0nsI1le Tor their administration,
TuK uHABlFY HOSPITAL
Tbs Charity Hospital at New Orleans ID
justly source 08 pride 10 the people of tie
entire State, Since it's foundation IL hss
fone great end good work; but AZ no period
~ lts h4st2Iy has If been 30 thoroughly equip
ped tef iss mission in behalf 0f the suffering
as at THIS noneqt. Passed upon Tie bFeadaat
pIlpeipie9 of philanthropy, ard open to Rl
Milo apply for edlaigsiqn yitheat distiac-
gaop OK Nationality Of condition, no State
IN the pnlpn, 10 ceHntTY on the globe,
llag p gFRnder nonument than has Lgti8iena
la this great charity. II jlaa been Coy. Mo
lsnerg's constant AiEa-sp aim faith fllly ear,
NATURALIZATION selected by TIE 90yerpaT
70 Mest ths growing wants af tbs hospital,
~ l9efeAsg lts 15naastlons and 80 eKts2ld
ite a3a ~ the Aufterlng tae inliiaelt I1aQr par
az almost complete transfDrHa ron Of the m,
stltubipp end HtafYsloHH extension of ia
work. ~ feet It can hardly be called tbf
same inst HOB 20 nlAlly have bQep tbs
IMPROVEMENTS IN RHensF GEARs.
Some Of these improvements are
yRl1lt FgstaIn, The sever system Was inEHs-
urated May 8, 1874 II had long been fe,
SaTded gs . neeeasitgs bllt no practical steps
#eTe taken 70 EeepEe II until Soy, MesneFy
a8lceeads9 To the Executive chair. Finder
ground pipes since the dRte Inan toned, con,
pGet the RNnlts of the hospital promises with
Q central FesaTReier Of 80, e0g gallons ca.
pactty These p5pes arg cleared ~ intervals
lly tlleiT eogneet lions With system Of hush-
ing Tanks. TFiee On thrice daily the eolit entl
III the central reservoir nIe forced by Bl8lsl
pump Through q 81 Islfch underground pips
into TIC 8iisgiesiI.Ia rlYeflF, lhe se1Eef gesei
ere conducted from the central reservoir
Through Rl escape pipe over The FURNACE 81
aaq 0ngine-EoeD1, and gro THUS destroyed
The Annex Or New Extension ID d comfort
ably eoUsllgctad tWa-stqty and attic bGics
building, viii large, well lighted sild widl
coff1dDfe, wards Ventilated according u
modern hospital reQpirelnepts (ggg0 Rnt
more cubic feet f0F each bod, inGti-r06inet
IaeRsroOyae, aiBinR-Topms faJ' cows leacente.
water cloaeta etcs, and heeted throu ghpnl
by improved steap radiators, This bnildinl
closely Joins and forms d continuation On tllg
old female department., which latter ha3
L0eH raised To die BoOr leyelpf tho annex bJ
tile new honse Is ri u three befs for VoineI
mud tWenty-four cribs tpf children. thus gi1
ing mnch-needed accom- atione TO TAI
fhe new Dead Honse ana Pathoiogica
Laboratory and Museum ct Pathology VA
opened Tor JEe sept \, 1888, and Il leastef
or LecaRt stFeet on tie nlpTe lnghsefvee
peFtioD III Tie hospital grounds. N Sga Two
story brick stfuGture, dimenRibns 30xBE
feet, containing 0n the ground floor the ap
pOintrDentk Of tils Mad II o1ge proper, pRYeS
and WainacDted With slate stOke, NTH q sgii
Of r0ons froEa which she dead Mh0 ats
claimed may ba buried by ialatiTes AMI
fTieads; On tEe seannd door, the Ehthpiogi
col Laboratory and Museuan Ut Pathology
tvs laFgs, Eell lalited rooms, especially Vi
iIiha' yfeVf eTe 14d asI 9Yerafina room. bi,ill
ar brick, 5s annexed to The feiIlaie eye ward
* has been eoA@tllseted NlAA view to Light
aiid - fusnispe9 On tlree aldee with iatgi
French tlate glass wlatdpws.
IL tha ul4sn building, under the superb
ai0li af The hOnse eomnitte eonBide
itaprcy nh have beier INTRODUCED Nfnl
new end improved ptlllet9SE liaya heel
plaeed ID the sogf; the 9TH eitimnsys, NOS
RliueTeeded by the steam adlatQrs, have bee
e6fyertld is.8Q ven tilahng shafts and con
s0intiy hagQ plueh bsnefted tbe interior 1T
moapl1ete.
INR CHARITY HOSPITAL AAEIaE1lANeE HE1lsln
Il another great Wig N Tie ei4ci9nt pTsseeq1
tionof The Work IF the Charity ltqsfltaI i
WaS ptlt in full oileg7atlnn feb. 2, 1856. u
quote fFqpa, pr Mtlea, the house surgeon
The bogpitel;
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tor 81 the huapltat IA Sgi me aiek apa N
jursd have been Brought TO rho lspQk III tcni
cles ~ every eoneeisal3ig Kind employed y
fltS t4fa9tt 9sll ltA4kiN ~ tAlv itAAyt NAAAS Ef
tieHts suffered diEeenlfpit nieTeiy, M1il
others H9ssaipgd iniittges pIeiudiciei a. thel
altar treatment Some, Only few M ne be
NeTe niisBt have HUeCnga5ed u tlle delal
aSid ll.nsess ineldea speA hspllazasa Iaas
lHs Necessity Tor some better 1aesns ~
enly yii3g tile SICK on the Eflut4ta NJ ale l1qs
~ ga being appaFeHt, vile b0aTa ~ AdE9inis
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pfaaiaent bf the board, ~ algut deEisil1l
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